Reneiloe Mashabela
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Ngwanamakwetle Reneiloe Mashabela is a South African politician from the Economic Freedom Fighters party. She has been a Member of Parliament (MP) in the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2014. Mashabela is a member of the central command team of the EFF.
Career
Mashabela joined the Economic Freedom Fighters in 2013. She was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the general election held on 7 May 2014.{{cite web |title=2014 elections: List of EFF MPs elected to the National Assembly |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/2014-elections-list-of-eff-mps-elected-to-the-nati |website=Politicsweb |access-date=23 October 2020}} Mashabela was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 21 May 2014.
In November 2014, house chairperson Cedric Frolick ordered sergeant-at-arms Regina Mohlomi to remove Mashabela from the house after she repeatedly called president Jacob Zuma a "thief" and refused to withdraw.{{cite news |last1=Joubert |first1=Jan-Jan |title=I had to act to restore order in the House: Frolick |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2014-11-18-i-had-to-act-to-restore-order-in-the-house-frolick/ |access-date=23 October 2020 |newspaper=TimesLIVE |date=18 November 2014}} Riot police came in to remove her from the chamber. Mashabela said that she was "traumatised" from the experience.{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Qaanitah |title=EFF MP will challenge ‘Zuma the thief’ again |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2014-11-17-eff-mp-vouches-to-challenge-zuma-the-thief-again/ |access-date=23 October 2020 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=17 November 2014}}
At the EFF's conference in December 2014, she was elected to the central command team as an additional member.{{cite web |author1=Economic Freedom Fighters |title=Our newly elected leadership - EFF |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/our-newly-elected-leadership--eff |website=Politicsweb |access-date=23 October 2020 |date=17 December 2014}}
Mashabela was re-elected as an MP in May 2019.{{cite news |title=SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/elections/news/see-these-are-the-people-who-will-represent-you-in-parliament-provincial-legislatures-20190515 |access-date=23 October 2020 |newspaper=News24 |date=15 May 2019}} She was re-elected to the central command team of the EFF in December 2019.{{cite news |last1=Cele |first1=S'thembile |title=EFF elects 40-member central command team |url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/eff-elects-40-member-central-command-team-20191215 |access-date=23 October 2020 |newspaper=News24 |date=15 December 2019}} She was re-elected for another term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.{{Cite web |title=The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS {{!}} Politicsweb |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/the-400-mps-elected-to-the-national-assembly--iec |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=www.politicsweb.co.za |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|ngwanamakwetle-reneiloe-mashabela| Ngwanamakwetle Reneiloe Mashabela}}
{{Current MPs of South Africa}}
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Category:Politicians from Limpopo
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029
Category:Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa
Category:Economic Freedom Fighters politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2014–2019